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Thursday, June 08, 2017

From the Editor's DeskMusic as a medium of protest, or the protest song has a rich history in various countries around the world, including India. In India, it was dominant during the British Raj, as ordinary Indians rallied with songs like 'Bande Mataram' and 'Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna' to feel pride for the nation and protest against colonization. In recent times, the country's favourite musicians have mostly steered clear of politics or social issues in their work. Some artistes, though, are breaking the mould, using music to attest to their very different experiences of living across India, from the disadvantaged slums of New Delhi to the conflict zones of Kashmir. And it's these musicians that 24-year-old Uday Kapur wants to support and promote, through his label - Azadi Records. More here

India among top five consumer markets in Asia: BMI ResearchAccording to BMI Research, a Fitch group company, China, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, India and Indonesia represent five favourite consumer markets in Asia, offering retailers the strongest consumer spending growth over its forecast period to 2021.

GST: Bringing a sea of change in the FMCG sectorThe Government is incessantly coming up with ways to ensure an encouraging business climate in India and one of their initiatives is the GST, one of the biggest tax reforms in the Indian financial ecosystem. GST strives to transform India’s multi-layered indirect tax system, into a single unified one. This in turn, liberates the nation …